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• 1921–1991Gene RoddenberryAmerican screenwriter and producerAugust 19
• 1921–2017Michael I of RomaniaKing of Romania (r. 1927–1930, 1940–1947)October 25
• 1921–2013Fawzia of EgyptQueen of Iran from 1941 to 1948November 5
• 1921–2006Stanisław LemPolish science fiction author and futurologistSeptember 12
• 1921–2004Rodney DangerfieldAmerican stand-up comedianNovember 22
• 1921–2002John RawlsAmerican philosopherFebruary 21
• 1921–1995Patricia HighsmithAmerican novelistJanuary 19
• 1921–2019Carol ChanningAmerican actressJanuary 31
• 1921–1989Andrei SakharovSoviet nuclear physicist and human rights activistMay 21
• 1921–1943Sophie SchollGerman anti-Nazi student activistMay 9
• 1921–2006Betty FriedanAmerican feminist writer and activistFebruary 4
• 1921–1989Sugar Ray RobinsonAmerican boxerMay 3
• 1921–1965Judy HollidayAmerican actress and singerJune 21
• 1921–2016Abe VigodaAmerican actorFebruary 24
• 1921–1999Dirk BogardeEnglish actorMarch 28
• 1921–2013Esther WilliamsAmerican swimmer and actressAugust 8
• 1921–1991Yves MontandFrench-Italian actor and singerOctober 13
• 1921–2009Eunice Kennedy ShriverAmerican philanthropistJuly 10
• 1921–1981Vera-EllenAmerican actress, singer and dancerFebruary 16
• 1921–1985Simone SignoretFrench actressMarch 25
• 1921–2009James WhitmoreAmerican actorOctober 1
• 1921–1992Alexander DubčekLeader of Czechoslovakia from 1968 to 1969November 27
• 1921–1959Mario LanzaAmerican tenor and actorJanuary 31
• 1921–1980Seretse KhamaFirst President of BotswanaJuly 1
• 1921–2005Mary JacksonAmerican aerospace engineerApril 9
• 1921–1992Alex HaleyAmerican writerAugust 11
• 1921–1997Paulo FreireBrazilian educatorSeptember 19
• 1921–2002George Roy HillAmerican film directorDecember 20
• 1921–1992Chuck ConnorsAmerican athlete and actorApril 10
• 1921–1997Brian KeithAmerican actorNovember 14
• 1921–1992Astor PiazzollaArgentine composer, bandoneon player and arrangerMarch 11
• 1921–2019Jean, Grand Duke of LuxembourgGrand Duke of Luxembourg from 1964 to 2000January 5
• 1921–2006Alida ValliItalian actressMay 31
• 1921–2006John MoneyNew Zealand psychologist and sexologistJuly 8
• 1921–2015Louis JourdanFrench actorJune 19
• 1921–2013Deanna DurbinCanadian-American singer, actressDecember 4
• 1921–2003Gianni AgnelliItalian businessmanMarch 12
• 1921–1994Giulietta MasinaItalian actressFebruary 22
• 1921–2007Betty HuttonAmerican actressFebruary 26
• 1921–1986Joseph BeuysGerman artist and art theoristMay 12
• 1921–2006Murray BookchinAmerican social theoristJanuary 14
• 1921–1990Friedrich DürrenmattSwiss author and dramatistJanuary 5
• 1921–2004Jan SterlingAmerican actressApril 3
• 1921–2017Kenneth ArrowAmerican economistAugust 23
• 1921–2000Maurice RichardCanadian ice hockey playerAugust 4
• 1921–2002John AgarAmerican actorJanuary 31
• 1921–2006Lloyd BentsenAmerican politicianFebruary 11
• 1921–2000Steve AllenAmerican TV personalityDecember 26
• 1921–1993Alexandra of YugoslaviaQueen of Yugoslavia from 1944 to 1945March 25
• 1921–2024Iris ApfelAmerican interior designer and fashion iconAugust 29
• 1921–2012Harry Carey Jr.American actorMay 16
• 1921–2016Thomas SchellingAmerican economistApril 14
• 1921–1999Akio MoritaJapanese entrepreneurJanuary 26
• 1921–1945Violette SzaboFrench espionage agentJune 26
• 1921–2008Jesse HelmsAmerican politicianOctober 18
• 1921–2010Vasily SmyslovSoviet chess grandmasterMarch 24
• 1921–2016Liz SmithEnglish actressDecember 11
• 1921–2012Verghese KurienIndian entrepreneurNovember 26
• 1921–1984Tommy CooperWelsh comedian, magician and actorMarch 19
• 1921–1993Alexis SmithAmerican actressJune 8